In Quezon City, more than 2,000 passengers were stranded at the bus terminal in Araneta Center, many bound for the Visayas, where Usman had caused heavy rains.

Ahead of the storm, tens of thousands of people in six provinces fled their homes, after official warnings.

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Some residents in mountainside villages did not evacuate after the tropical depression weakened into a low pressure area after making landfall, said Ricardo Jalad, executive director of the disaster risk reduction office.

But he said it had been raining in Bicol even before Usman made landfall and brought torrential rains and landslides.

The bad weather will likely also affect Manila and other parts of the country, which could dampen usually rowdy New Year's Eve celebrations.

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